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Illini fend off Hoosiers in final minutes

Bright lights shined through a darkened Assembly Hall Thursday as seniors Rainey Alting and Rachael Honegger, and the rest of the Hoosiers, were introduced in the final home game of the season.

Shepard speaks about hate crimes

Almost 30 students traveled from IU to Purdue to hear the message of Judy Shepard, the mother of the gay University of Wyoming student, Matthew Shepard, who was killed in 1998. Shepard spoke about her personal experiences and the prevention of hate crimes in front of about 1,200 people Wednesday night.

Council overturns veto 6-3

The decision has been made, but the controversy continues. McDoel Garden was declared a conservation district by a vote of 6-3 in a city council meeting Wednesday. The council overruled Mayor John Fernandez's veto of the decision made at the Feb. 9 meeting. The vote was identical in both meetings, with David Sabbagh (R-5), Jeffrey Willsey (D-4) and Jason Banach (R-2) voting against the petition.

Program helping to heal

Entering the Rocky River riding arena, one might get goosebumps. The 30-degree temperature might seem chilling, but not if you are Kyle Hommel. The young boy does not appear phased by the cold; instead, he looks straight ahead and drops his jaw as his friend, Mace, appears.

Protesters: U.S. policy on Iraq flawed

Touting a sign that said, "Stop the Sanctions," freshman Matt Berghs was part of a small army of protesters gathered Thursday evening at the Sample Gates. Berghs and a dozen other activists, mainly from the Bloomington Coalition for Peace, met to give a voice to people they believe don't have one. They protested U.N. sanctions against Iraq and airstrikes President George W. Bush ordered earlier this week.

Lilly Endowment gives grant for green spaces

Indianapolis residents can expect to see an increase in the number of green spaces speckled throughout the city. Lilly Endowment announced Wednesday it would grant Keep Indianapolis Beautiful $300,000 this year -- double the company's normal donatation to the organization. Keep Indianapolis Beautiful is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the beautification of Indianapolis. Its activities include picking up litter, planting trees and painting and repairing houses, according to the Web site at www.kab.org.

Honegger plays

Senior basketball player Rachael Honegger was allowed to play her final game in Assembly Hall Thursday night, after serving a five-game suspension for pleading guilty to forgery. Thursday's 54-50 loss against Illinois was the final home game of the 2000-01 season for the Hoosiers. Honegger did not speak to the press after the game, but did address the crowd during the ceremonies honoring the two IU seniors.

Human rights discussed

Activist Leslie Kretzu began her speech Wednesday by quoting Gandhi, saying, "Poverty is the worst form of violence." The lecture, "American Activists Starve on Nike Sweatshop Wage in Indonesia," featured Jim Keady, a former soccer professional, and Kretzu, a human rights activist.

Eminem deserves recognition

Speaker addresses 'last closet' problem for gay athletes

Introducing soccer coach Dan Woog to an audience of about 25 people Wednesday night in Morrison Hall, Jesse Moyens described his own experience with the IU men's soccer team. Moyens was the head student manager of the team from early 1998 through the summer of 2000, when he told family, friends and team members he is gay.

College Libertarians doing party disservice supporting tax-free textbooks

For months, I have been amused by the tax-free textbook plan. It was not until I read last Friday's IDS that I felt obliged to comment publicly.

Dean discusses alcohol abuse

As a student at the University of Florida 25 years ago, Gerardo Gonzalez founded an alcohol awareness program he hoped would change students' perceptions of drinking.

A sad day for the news business

In this country, journalists are free to report the news. Because of the First Amendment, Congress, which is broadly interpreted as the whole of government, cannot suppress the press.

Bus, biking student collide

Graduate student Shakila Shayan, 27, a resident of the 400 block of South Henderson Street, collided with an IU bus early Thursday afternoon when she turned her bicycle into the side of a bus near the intersection of Seventh and Fess Streets.

State budget closer to needs

The Indiana Legislature's House Ways and Means Committee proposed its state budget Tuesday, with a 3.8 percent increase in spending for higher education. This news comes after weeks of dismay over Gov. Frank O'Bannon's proposed budget, which would flatline state spending for higher education.

Around The Arts

Roosevelt lecture canceled The Fine Arts lecture, "The President's Two Bodies: Stagings and re-stagings of the New Deal body politic," which was to be given by Sally Stein, associate professor of art history at the University of California at Irvine at 5:30 p.m. today in Fine Arts 102, has been canceled.

Second Story heats up Fridays with Plasma

"Plasma" is a noun derived from a Greek word that means "to shape." But Friday nights beginning this month, Plasma is an event at Second Story Nightclub, 201 S. College Ave., where local and national DJs and their audiences come together to shape a sound, light and movement experience.

IU Opera to perform Verdi's 'Rigoletto'

Absent for the last three years from the Musical Arts Center during the school year season, the work of Giuseppe Verdi will return on the 100th anniversary of his death with his tragic opera "Rigoletto."

Benefit supports food bank

St. Mark's United Methodist Church will play host to its seventh annual Soup Bowl Benefit, a community event to raise funds for the Hoosier Hills Food Bank, 5 p.m. Sunday. As is the custom, local potters donated hundreds of handmade bowls. Local restaurants contributed soups and breads, and entertainment is provided to add to the atmosphere.

Learn to think for yourself

Almost everybody complains about the mass media, but who does anything about them? Most people I've known who say they despise television still watch a lot of it.